- Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells- Indigestible foodstuffs are eliminated as feces

The Urinary

The Reproductive

- Function is production of offspring- Testes produce sperm and male sex hormone and male ducts and glands aid in delivery of sperm to the female reproductive tract- Ovaries produce eggs and female sex hormones - The remaining female structures serve as sites for fertilization and development of the fetus- Mammary glands of female breaths produce milk to nourish the newborn

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Gross Anatomy

- Regional- Directional

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Regional Terms

- Axial region- Appendicular region

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Directional Terms

- Body in anatomical position - terms of directions

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Superior (cranial)

Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above

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Inferior (caudal)

Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below

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Anterior (ventral)

Toward or at the front of the body; in front of

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Posterior (dorsal)

Toward or at the back of the body; behind

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Medial

Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of

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Lateral

Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of

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Intermediate

Between a more medial and a more lateral structure

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Proximal

Closer to the origin of the body pat or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

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Distal

Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk